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nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-

1

relative

1

to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down

2

Chinese person

7

gang; gangster

6

to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together

3

utter villain; atrocious fiend; devil

1

to get late; to advance; to wear on

1

neon (Ne)

3

to accompany; to go with; to go together

3

nowadays

3

the end of the line; the end of the road; curtains

1

change in the law; legal reform

1

pressure; clamping; tightening; fastening

1

to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of

1

misfortune; bad luck; unlucky year; critical year; (arch.) smallpox

1

material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick

4

to do (something) to spite (someone); to rebuke indirectly; to make an insinuation; to make a display of affection (for each other); to show off a relationship

3

refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; pleasantly; (wearing, etc. something) elegantly; smartly; stylishly

2

to survive; to live long

8

gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse

2

to be lured; to be tempted; to go along with somebody's suggestion; to be talked into doing

2

northern extremity

1

to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)

7

Shin'ookubo

1

to look old; to get old

1

Parisienne

2

group; party; team; organization; organisation; association

3

protection money

1

love hotel

7

trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess

1

confusion; bustle; turmoil; to rush around; to act frantically

1

storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building

2

available room (hotel); vacancy; room to let

1

to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide

15

subcontract; subcontractor (person or company)

1

professional killer; hit man

2

age; era; period; date

2

... years since construction; ... years old (of a building); built in ...

1

apparently; appears to be

4

aging; wearing out; deterioration

2

to thank

7

to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate

1

exhaust sound; exhaust note

4

to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at

2

to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)

11

to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)

1

dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned

2

foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese

8

large build; large pattern

4